ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, April 17, 1996 TAG: 9604170076
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-13 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
Poetry, prose reading
CHRISTIANSBURG - The Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library is celebrating National Library Week with "An Evening of Poetry and Short Prose," a public reading, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Headquarters branch at 125 Sheltman St., Christiansburg. People can share their own work or just listen to others read.
Call the library at 382-6965.
Food service sanitation
DUBLIN - Eating out can be dangerous if the food is not handled and prepared properly. The National Restaurant Association has recognized the need to improve sanitation practices and is calling on food-service managers to seek training and certification in safe food handling.
A course will be taught by Virginia Cooperative Extension in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Health. The Pulaski County Extension Home Economist and Environmental Health Specialists are certified instructors.
The 16-hour Applied Foodservice Sanitation Course will be held on April 23, 25, 30 and May 2 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at New River Community College in 208 Edwards Hall.
Registration deadline is Friday. Tuition is $92 and includes books, testing fee and certificate.
Call the Pulaski County Extension Office at 980-7761 to register.
Overdue book amnesty
RADFORD - During the month of April, patrons with overdue books can return them to Radford Public Library and avoid fines.
Free refrigerator magnets with the library's hours listed will be given to the first 1,000 patrons who come in during National Library Week, April 14-20.
The library offers Internet information sessions on Tuedays from 6:30-7 p.m. and on Thursdays, from 3-3:30 p.m.
Call the library at 731-3621.2/3
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